English FAL Grade 12 Paper 2 NSC June 2014 Question Paper

Downloaded from hlayiso.com SENIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION ENGLISH SECOND LANGUAGE P2 STANDARD GRADE 2014 MARKS: 80 TIME: 2 hours This question paper consists of 37 pages. 3 Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/SG/P2 2 DBE/2014 SCE INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION 1. Answer TWO sections only. 2. Answer TWO questions each from SECTIONS A and D and/or ONE question each from SECTIONS B and C. 3. Number your answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this question paper. 4. Pay careful attention to language and spelling. 5. Use your OWN words when you answer the questions. Do not QUOTE unless asked to do so. 6. Write neatly and clearly. Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/SG/P2 3 DBE/2014 SCE TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION A: POETRY Poems are taken from various anthologies. Answer ANY TWO questions. QUESTION NO. POET/AUTHOR MARKS PAGE NO. 1. On his blindness John Milton 20 4 2. Death be not proud John Donne 20 6 3. Cheetah Charles Eglington 20 7 4. The birth of Shaka Mbuyiseni Oswald Mtshali 20 9 OR SECTION B: NOVEL Answer ANY ONE question. 5. Animal Farm George Orwell 40 11 6. Lord of the Flies William Golding 40 15 OR SECTION C: DRAMA Answer ANY ONE question. 7. Nothing but the truth John Kani 40 19 8. Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare 40 23 OR SECTION D: SHORT STORIES Answer ANY TWO questions. 9. The Sisters Pauline Smith 20 27 10. The Soft Voice of the Nadine Gordimer 20 29 Serpent 11. The Necklace Guy de Maupassant 20 32 12. The Coffee-cart Girl Es'kia Mphahlele 20 35 Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/SG/P2 4 DBE/2014 SCE SECTION A: POETRY INSTRUCTIONS 1. If you have chosen POETRY, answer questions on TWO of the four poems. 2. Read the poems carefully before answering the questions. 3. Number your answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this question paper. 4. Use your own words. Do not QUOTE unless asked to do so. 5. Pay careful attention to language and spelling. QUESTION 1 Read the poem below and then answer the questions. ON HIS BLINDNESS – John Milton 1 When I consider how my light is spent, Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide, And that one Talent which is death to hide, Lodged with me useless, though my Soul more bent 5 To serve therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest He returning chide. 'Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?' I fondly ask. But Patience, to prevent That murmur, soon replies, 'God doth not need 10 Either man's work or his own gifts. Who best Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. His State Is Kingly: thousands at his bidding speed And post o'er Land and Ocean without rest; They also serve who only stand and wait. 1.1 Complete the passage below by choosing the correct answer from the alternatives given in brackets. Write only the question number and the option you have chosen. In this (1.1.1) (extract/sonnet/elegy) the first eight lines form the (1.1.2) (sestet/octave/couplet). The next six lines are called the (1.1.3) (sestet/octave/couplet) in which the poet reaches a (1.1.4) (stumbling block/conclusion/decision). (4) 1.2 Refer to the phrase 'dark world and wide' and answer the following questions. 1.2.1 Why does the poet describe the world as 'dark'? (1) 1.2.2 Why is the world described as 'wide'? (1) Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/SG/P2 5 DBE/2014 SCE 1.3 Refer to line 3 and answer the following questions: 1.3.1 What 'Talent' is referred to in line 3? (1) 1.3.2 Why is the word 'Talent' capitalised? (1) 1.3.3 Quote a single word from line 10 which is similar in meaning to the word 'Talent'. (1) 1.4 What does the phrase 'lodged with me useless' (line 4) mean? Answer in your own words and refer to both underlined words. (2) 1.5 Choose the BEST option to complete the sentence. Write only the question number and the letter (A–D) of the option you have chosen. By calling God 'my Maker' the speaker shows his ... God. A fear of B dependence on C disrespect for D acceptance of (1) 1.6 Refer to lines 5 and 6. 1.6.1 Quote ONE word that shows the poet fears that God will scold him. (1) 1.6.2 When does he think this scolding will take place? (1) 1.7 Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE? Motivate your answer by referring to the poem. God has many loyal followers. (2) 1.8 According to the speaker, who are God's best servants? Quote a phrase of SIX words between lines 9 and 12 as your answer. (1) 1.9 In your opinion, why does God not need man's work? (line 10) (1) 1.10 Do you agree with the following statement? Motivate your answer. Those that do not use the talents that they are given by God must be punished. (2) [20] Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/SG/P2 6 DBE/2014 SCE QUESTION 2 Read the poem carefully and then answer the questions that follow. DEATH BE NOT PROUD – John Donne 1 Death be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so, For those, whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow, Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me. 5 From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be, Much pleasure, then from thee much more must flow, And soonest our best men with thee do go, Rest of their bones, and souls' delivery. Thou art slave to Fate, Chance, kings, and desperate men, 10 And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell. And poppy or charms can make us sleep as well, And better than thy stroke; why swell'st thou then? One short sleep past, we wake eternally, And Death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die. 2.1 Select the statement that does NOT show that Death is personified in the poem. A The terms 'thee' and 'thou' are used. B Everyone will die at some time. C Death is referred to as a slave. D The word 'Death' is capitalised. (2) 2.2 Why, according to the speaker, is Death not 'Mighty and dreadful' (lines 3 and 4)? (2) 2.3 Explain in what way 'sleep and rest' (line 5) are similar to Death. (2) 2.4 Explain the meaning of the following phrases in the context of the poem: 2.4.1 'Rest of their bones' (line 8) (1) 2.4.2 'souls' delivery' (line 8) (1) 2.5 According to line 10, why does the poet not envy Death? (2) 2.6 Refer to '... why swell'st thou then?' (line 12). 2.6.1 Give the meaning of the word 'swell'st'. (1) 2.6.2 How does this image link with the title? (2) 2.7 Give ONE simple, modern word that expresses the meaning of the underlined word in the quotation below. Give only the question number and the word. '...we wake eternally,' (line 13) (1) 2.8 What is unusual about the meaning of the words 'Death, thou shalt die.'? (2) Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/SG/P2 7 DBE/2014 SCE 2.9 How would you best describe the speaker's attitude towards Death? Choose the correct option from those given below. Write only the question number (2.9) and the letter (A–D) of the option you have chosen. A He is scornful of Death. B He feels Death is mighty and dreadful. C He knows Death is powerful and fears it. D He feels that pride comes before a fall. (2) 2.10 Do you agree with the speaker that Death has no cause to be proud of the power it has over man? Give TWO good reasons for your opinion. (2) [20] QUESTION 3 Read the poem carefully, and then answer the questions that follow. CHEETAH – Charles Eglington 1 Indolent and kitten-eyed, This is the bushveld's innocent The stealthy leopard parodied With grinning, gangling pup-content. 5 Slouching through the tawny grass Or loose-limbed lolling in the shade, Purring for the sun to pass And build a twilight barricade Around the vast arena where; 10 In scattered herds, his grazing prey Do not suspect in what wild fear They'll join with him in fatal play; Till hunger draws slack sinews tight And vibrant as a hunter's bow; 15 Then, like a fleck of mottled light, He slides across the still plateau. A tremor rakes the herds: they scent The pungent breeze of his advance; Heads rear and jerk in vigilant 20 Compliance with the game of chance In which, of thousands, only one Is centred in the cheetah's eye; They wheel and then stampede, for none Knows which it is that has to die. 25 His stealth and swiftness fling a noose And as his loping strides begin To blur with speed, he ropes the loose Buck on the red horizon in. 3.1 In the first stanza the cheetah is compared to two different kinds of young animals. Name these animals. (2) Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/SG/P2 8 DBE/2014 SCE 3.2 Quote the word from stanza 2 that most clearly shows that the cheetah is relaxed and happy. (1) 3.3 Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE? Quote a word from stanza 2 to prove your answer. Stanza 2 is a description of the cheetah during daytime. (2) 3.4 Explain why the game that the cheetah will play with the herds is described as 'fatal'. (1) 3.5 Refer to line 13. 3.5.1 Quote the TWO words that are opposite in meaning. (2) 3.5.2 Explain the meaning of the word 'sinews'. (1) 3.5.3 Explain why hunger makes the slack sinews tighten. (1) 3.6 In what way does the metaphor in line 14 suggest speed? (1) 3.7 Refer to lines 17 and 18. 3.7.1 Quote the noun that suggests that the animals are aware of approaching danger. (1) 3.7.2 Complete the following sentence by using a word from line 17. A ... scent is one that is strong and sharp. (1) 3.8 Refer to lines 19 to 22. 3.8.1 Explain why the hunt is a 'game of chance' (line 20) for the herd. (1) 3.8.2 Explain why the hunt is also a game of chance for the cheetah. (1) 3.9 In your own words, explain the movements of the herd described in line 23. (2) 3.10 Give the meaning of the word 'noose' (line 25) in the context of the passage. (1) 3.11 Explain why 'blur of speed' is a good description of the cheetah running as fast as it can go. (2) [20] Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/SG/P2 9 DBE/2014 SCE QUESTION 4 Read the poem carefully and then answer the questions that follow. THE BIRTH OF SHAKA – Mbuyiseni Oswald Mtshali 1 His baby cry was of a cub tearing the neck of the lioness 5 because he was fatherless. The gods boiled his blood in a clay pot of passion to course in his veins. 10 His heart was shaped into an ox shield to foil every foe. Ancestors forged his muscles into thongs as tough 15 as wattle bark and nerves as sharp as syringa thorns. His eyes were lanterns 20 that shone from the dark valleys of Zululand to see white swallows coming across the sea. His cry to two assassin brothers: 'Lo! you can kill me 25 but you'll never rule this land!' 4.1 Complete the sentence below by choosing the BEST option. Write only the question number (4.1) and the letter (A–D) of the option you have chosen. The poem mainly … A describes how Shaka was born. B praises the strength of King Shaka. C records the history of Zululand. D tells about the assassination of Shaka. (2) Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/SG/P2 10 DBE/2014 SCE 4.2 Refer to the first stanza. 4.2.1 Name the TWO things that are being compared. (2) 4.2.2 Explain how this comparison emphasizes the fierceness and power of Shaka. (2) 4.3 In your opinion, did being fatherless make Shaka stronger or weaker? Explain your point of view. (2) 4.4 Refer to the second stanza. 4.4.1 What aspect of Shaka's nature is described in stanza 2? (1) 4.4.2 Knowing his history, how would this be an advantage? (2) 4.5 In stanza 4 Shaka's muscles are compared to thongs. 4.5.1 What are thongs traditionally made of? (1) 4.5.2 What were thongs used for? (1) 4.5.3 Which quality of his muscles is emphasized by comparing them with thongs? (1) 4.6 Of what use would 'sharp' nerves be in a battle? Give your own view. (1) 4.7 Choose the correct answer from the options given. Write only the question number (4.7) and the letter (A–D) of the option you have chosen. Stanza 5 suggests that Shaka ... A had the ability to predict the future. B would light the way for the Zulus. C had eyes that shone with enthusiasm. D had extraordinary eye-sight. (2) 4.8 Explain why Shaka's brothers are described as assassins. (1) 4.9 The title of the poem suggests that the poem is about the birth of Shaka. Is this true of the last stanza? Give a reason for your answer. (2) [20] TOTAL SECTION A: 40 Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/SG/P2 11 DBE/2014 SCE SECTION B: NOVEL INSTRUCTIONS 1. In this section answer the question on: Animal Farm (QUESTION 5) OR Lord of the Flies (QUESTION 6) 2. Read the extracts carefully before answering the questions. 3. Number your answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this question paper. 4. Use your own words. Do not QUOTE unless asked to do so. 5. Pay careful attention to language and spelling. QUESTION 5: ANIMAL FARM – George Orwell Read the extracts carefully, and then answer the questions that follow. EXTRACT A 'Comrades, you have heard already about the strange dream that I had last 1 night. But I will come to the dream later. I have something else to say first. I do not think, comrades, that I shall be with you for many months longer and before I die I feel it my duty to pass on to you such wisdom as I have acquired. I have had a long life, I have had much time for thought as I lay 5 alone in my stall, and I think I may say that I understand the nature of life on this earth as well as any animal now living. It is about this that I wish to speak to you. 'Now, comrades, what is the nature of this life of ours? Let us face it: our lives are miserable, laborious, and short. We are born, we are given just so 10 much food as will keep the breath in our bodies, and those of us who are capable of it are forced to work to the last atom of our strength; and the very instant that our usefulness has come to an end we are slaughtered with hideous cruelty. No animal in England knows the meaning of happiness or leisure after he is a year old. No animal in England is free. The life of an 15 animal is misery and slavery: that is the plain truth.' [Chapter 1] 5.1 On which farm are the animals gathered? (1) 5.2 Where do they come together to listen to Major? (1) 5.3 Complete the following sentence to describe who Major is. Major is the ... pig on the farm. (1) Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/SG/P2 12 DBE/2014 SCE 5.4 Major says that the animals have a hard life. 5.4.1 Quote the sentence in which Major describes the quality of their lives. (1) 5.4.2 Give TWO examples that Major mentions to support what he says. (2) 5.5 What does Major hope to achieve by calling the animals his comrades? (2) 5.6 In lines 14 and 15 Major says, 'No animal in England knows the meaning of happiness after he is a year old.' Is this a statement of fact or is it an opinion? Give a reason for your answer. (2) 5.7 After this meeting the seven commandments are drafted. Name any TWO of the commandments. (2) EXTRACT B ... Then they saw what Clover had seen. 1 It was a pig walking on his hind legs. Yes, it was Squealer. A little awkwardly, as though not quite used to supporting his considerable bulk in that position, but with perfect balance, he was strolling across the yard. And a moment later, out from the door of the 5 farmhouse came a long file of pigs, all walking on their hind legs. Some did it better than others, one or two were even a trifle unsteady and looked as though they would have liked the support of a stick, but every one of them made his way right round the yard successfully. And finally there was a tremendous baying of dogs and a shrill crowing from the black cockerel, and 10 out came Napoleon himself, majestically upright, casting haughty glances from side to side, and with his dogs gambolling round him. He carried a whip in his trotter. There was deadly silence. Amazed, terrified, huddling together, the animals watched the long line of pigs march slowly round the yard. It was as though 15 the world had turned upside-down. Then there came a moment when the first shock had worn off and when, in spite of everything – in spite of their terror of the dogs, and of the habit, developed through long years, of never complaining, never criticising, no matter what happened – they might have uttered some word of protest. But just at that moment, as though at a signal, 20 all the sheep burst out into a tremendous bleating of – 'Four legs good, two legs better! Four legs good, two legs better! Four legs good, two legs better! It went on for five minutes without stopping. And by the time the sheep had quieted down, the chance to utter any protest had passed, for the pigs had 25 marched back into the farmhouse. Benjamin felt a nose nuzzling at his shoulder. He looked round. It was Clover. Her old eyes looked dimmer than ever. Without saying anything, she tugged gently at his mane and led him round to the end of the big barn, where the Seven Commandments were written. For a minute or two they stood 30 gazing at the tarred wall with its white lettering. Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/SG/P2 13 DBE/2014 SCE 'My sight is failing,' she said finally. 'Even when I was young I could not have read what was written there. But it appears to me that that wall looks different. Are the Seven Commandments the same as they used to be, Benjamin?' 35 For once Benjamin consented to break his rule, and he read out to her what was written on the wall. There was nothing there now except a single commandment. [Chapter 10] 5.8 Choose the correct answer from those given in brackets. Write only the question number and the word or words you have chosen. 5.8.1 Squealer is Napoleon's (secretary/spokesperson/protector). (1) 5.8.2 Napoleon is (scheming and cruel/committed and intelligent). (1) 5.8.3 Benjamin is (bitter and cynical/positive and hard-working). (1) 5.8.4 Clover is (cruel and indifferent/considerate and kind). (1) 5.9 Why are the animals shocked when they see Squealer walking upright? Give TWO facts. (2) 5.10 The dogs are always in Napoleon's presence. (line 10) 5.10.1 What special task do the dogs have? (1) 5.10.2 Quote no more than eight words which show that the animals fear the dogs. (1) 5.11 Refer to lines 11 and 12. 'majestically upright, casting haughty glances from side to side ...' What do the words 'majestically' and 'haughty' imply about Napoleon's attitude towards the other animals? (2) 5.12 Refer to line 13. 'He carried a whip in his trotter.' 5.12.1 How do the animals feel when they see the whip? Quote a phrase of no more than four words from lines 13 to 15. (1) 5.12.2 What does the whip remind the animals of? (1) Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/SG/P2 14 DBE/2014 SCE 5.13 Refer to lines 16 to 20. 5.13.1 Quote a single word that expresses the same feeling as the phrase 'the world had turned upside-down'. (1) 5.13.2 Do you sympathize with the animals that are oppressed once again? Give a reason for your answer. (2) 5.14 Refer to line 21: 'all the sheep burst out into a tremendous bleating of –' 5.14.1 What usually happens when the sheep bleat? (1) 5.14.2 The sheep usually bleated 'four legs good, two legs bad'. Explain why. (2) 5.14.3 Why do the words they bleat change in line 22? (2) 5.15 What reason do the pigs give for living in the farmhouse? (2) 5.16 What do the words 'nuzzling' (line 27) and 'tugged gently' (line 29) suggest about the relationship between Clover and Benjamin? (2) 5.17 Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE? Quote a sentence to prove your answer. Benjamin always enjoyed reading out loud to the other animals. (2) 5.18 What was the single commandment that was written on the wall? (lines 37 and 38) (2) [40] Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/SG/P2 15 DBE/2014 SCE QUESTION 6: LORD OF THE FLIES – William Golding Read the extracts carefully and then answer the questions that follow. EXTRACT A 'We got to let that burn out now. And that was our firewood.' 1 He licked his lips. 'There ain't nothing we can do. We ought to be more careful. I'm scared –' Jack dragged his eyes away from the fire. 'You're always scared. Yah – Fatty!' 5 'I got the conch,' said Piggy bleakly. He turned to Ralph. 'I got the conch, ain't I Ralph?' Unwillingly Ralph turned away from the splendid, awful sight. 'What's that?' 'The conch. I got a right to speak.' 10 The twins giggled together. 'We wanted smoke –' 'Now look –' A pall stretched for miles away from the island. All the boys except Piggy started to giggle; presently they were shrieking with laughter. 15 Piggy lost his temper. 'I got the conch! Just you listen! The first thing we ought to have made was shelters down there by the beach. It wasn't half cold down there in the night. But the first time Ralph says 'fire' you goes howling and screaming up this here mountain. Like a pack of kids!' 20 By now they were listening to the tirade. 'How can you expect to be rescued if you don't put first things first and act proper?' He took off his glasses and made as if to put down the conch; but the sudden motion towards it of most of the older boys changed his mind. He 25 tucked the shell under his arm, and crouched back on a rock. 'Then when you get here you build a bonfire that isn't no use. Now you been and set the whole island on fire. Won't we look funny if the whole island burns up? Cooked fruit, that's what we'll have to eat, and roast pork. And that's nothing to laugh at! You said Ralph was chief and you don't give him time to 30 think. Then when he says something you rush off, like, like –!' He paused for breath, and the fire growled at them. 'And that's not all. Them kids. The little 'uns. Who took any notice of 'em? Who knows how many we got?' Ralph took a sudden step forward. 35 'I told you to. I told you to get a list of names!' 'How could I,' cried Piggy indignantly, 'all by myself? They waited for two minutes then they fell in the sea; they went into the forest; they just scattered everywhere. How was I to know which was which?' [Chapter 2] 6.1 Where on the island do the events in this extract take place? (1) Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/SG/P2 16 DBE/2014 SCE 6.2 Firewood is mentioned in line 1. 6.2.1 Why is it so important for the boys to have enough firewood? (2) 6.2.2 Later in the novel they will also need firewood to ... (complete the sentence). (1) 6.3 Refer to line 4: 'Jack dragged his eyes away from the fire.' 6.3.1 Who has been responsible for keeping the signal fire going? (1) 6.3.2 Why does the fire get out of hand? (1) 6.3.3 According to Piggy, their carelessness will have serious consequences. What are these consequences? State TWO. (2) 6.3.4 What tragic consequence of the fire is revealed later? (1) 6.4 Jack verbally abuses Piggy. Prove this statement from the passage. Give TWO facts. (2) 6.5 Refer to lines 6 and 7: 'I got the conch, ain't I Ralph?' 6.5.1 What is the conch? (1) 6.5.2 Where did they find it? (1) 6.5.3 What privilege does the person who holds the conch have? (1) 6.5.4 Choose the correct option: The conch becomes a symbol of (dictatorship/democracy/freedom). (1) EXTRACT B The officer leaned down and looked closely at Ralph. 1 'Two? Killed?' Ralph nodded again. Behind him, the whole island was shuddering with flame. The officer knew, as a rule, when people were telling the truth. He whistled softly. 5 Other boys were appearing now, tiny tots some of them, brown, with the distended bellies of small savages. One of them came close to the officer and looked up. 'I'm, I'm –' But there was no more to come. Percival Wemys Madison sought in his 10 head for an incantation that had faded clean away. The officer turned back to Ralph. 'We'll take you off. How many of you are there?' Ralph shook his head. The officer looked past him to the group of painted boys. 15 Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/SG/P2 17 DBE/2014 SCE 'Who's boss here?' 'I am,' said Ralph loudly. A little boy who wore the remains of an extraordinary black cap on his red hair and who carried the remains of a pair of spectacles at his waist, started forward, then changed his mind and stood still. 20 'We saw your smoke. And you don't know how many of you there are?' 'No, sir.' 'I should have thought,' said the officer as he visualized the search before him, 'I should have thought that a pack of British boys – you're all British aren't you? – would have been able to put up a better show than that – I mean –' 25 'It was like that at first,' said Ralph 'before things –' He stopped. 'We were together then –' The officer nodded helpfully. 'I know. Jolly good show. Like the Coral Island.' 30 Ralph looked at him dumbly. For a moment he had a fleeting picture of the strange glamour that had once invested the beaches. But the island was scorched up like dead wood – Simon was dead – and Jack had … The tears began to flow and sobs shook him. He gave himself up to them now for the first time on the island; great, shuddering spasms of grief that seemed to 35 wrench his whole body. His voice rose under the black smoke before the burning wreckage of the island; and infected by that emotion, the other little boys began to shake and sob too. And in the middle of them, with filthy body, matted hair, and unwiped nose, Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend 40 called Piggy. [Chapter 12] 6.6 Refer to line 2: 'Two? Killed?' 6.6.1 Which TWO boys were killed? (2) 6.6.2 Briefly explain how each of the boys died. (2) 6.7 Refer to lines 3 and 4: '... the whole island was shuddering with flame.' Why was the fire referred to in the extract started? State TWO facts. (2) 6.8 Refer to line 7: '... savages ...' 6.8.1 Why do the boys look like savages? Give TWO reasons. (2) 6.8.2 The boys also acted like savages. Give THREE examples. (3) 6.9 Percival Wemys Madison cannot remember the rest of the information he used to recite (lines 9 to 11). Give TWO reasons. (2) Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/SG/P2 18 DBE/2014 SCE 6.10 Leadership plays an important role in the novel. 6.10.1 Who is chosen as chief at the first meeting on the island? (1) 6.10.2 Explain how Jack becomes a chief. (2) 6.10.3 Which of these two leaders would you follow? Motivate your answer. (2) 6.11 The officer judges the group of boys in lines 23 to 26. 6.11.1 Why is he disappointed in their behaviour? (2) 6.11.2 Why does Ralph find it so difficult to answer the officer's questions? (2) 6.12 Name the THREE things that Ralph weeps about at the end of the novel (3) [40] TOTAL SECTION B: 40 Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/SG/P2 19 DBE/2014 SCE SECTION C: DRAMA INSTRUCTIONS 1. In this section answer the question on: Nothing but the Truth (QUESTION 7) OR Romeo and Juliet (QUESTION 8) 2. Read the extracts carefully before answering the questions. 3. Number your answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this question paper. 4. Use your own words. Do not QUOTE unless asked to do so. 5. Pay careful attention to language and spelling. QUESTION 7: NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH – John Kani Read the extracts carefully and then answer the questions that follow. EXTRACT A MANDISA: What did my father do to you? What happened between the two of 1 you? SIPHO: He never told you? MANDISA: No! This is crap. I can't stay here any longer. I am going out to dinner. Even if I have to go alone. 5 Both women start to exit. SIPHO: Stop! No one leaves this house. You want to know the truth? You want to know why I fought your father? You want to know why your mother left me? Left an eighteen-month-old baby in my hands and walked away and never came back? 10 THANDO and MANDISA: Yes! SIPHO: Themba was sleeping with my wife. MANDISA: What! SIPHO: Your father was sleeping with my wife, your mother! THANDO: No! No! 15 Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/SG/P2 20 DBE/2014 SCE MANDISA: This has gone too far! It's not true, it's not true! I don't believe you! My father would never do such a thing. He was loyal to mother – always. SIPHO: That's what you think. Themba was good at making people believe in him. 20 THANDO: Oh my God! MANDISA [sobbing openly]: No, no. Not my father. SIPHO: The truth, the whole truth and Nothing but the Truth, so help me God. That's what you've asked for. So sit down and take it like the adults you both claim to be. 25 [Act 2, Scene 1] 7.1 Refer to line 4 and answer the questions. 7.1.1 What objection will Sipho have to Mandisa going out to dinner in the present circumstances? (1) 7.1.2 How does Mandisa's upbringing influence her decision to go out, alone if necessary? (2) 7.1.3 In your opinion, what makes Thando willing to leave with Mandisa? Explain your answer. (2) 7.2 What aspect of Sipho's character is revealed by his words 'Stop! No one leaves this house' (line 7)? (1) 7.3 Refer to line 12. To whom does Sipho address the words below? 7.3.1 'Your father ...' (line 14) (1) 7.3.2 '... your mother' (line 14) (1) 7.4 Give TWO reasons Mandisa gives for not believing Sipho's accusation that Themba slept with his wife? (2) 7.5 In line 19, Sipho says that Themba was good at making people believe in him. Give TWO other examples from the play to prove this. (2) 7.6 In lines 15 and 21 Thando expresses her shock at the news that Themba slept with her mother. One consequence of this is that her mother left them when she was a baby. What is the other possible consequence? (1) Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/SG/P2 21 DBE/2014 SCE 7.7 Refer to line 19. 7.7.1 Complete the following sentence: This line refers to the oath taken by witnesses at the ... (1) 7.7.2 Finding the truth can be painful but it has advantages. How do Sipho, Thando and Mandisa benefit from knowing the truth? (3) 7.8 Match each character in COLUMN A with the set of characteristics that best describes him/her in COLUMN B. Write only the letter of the set of characteristics (A–E) next to the question number (7.8.1–7.8.4). COLUMN A COLUMN B 7.8.1 Sipho A playful, emotional and childlike 7.8.2 Thando B traditional, reliable, hard-working and a bit dull 7.8.3 Mandisa C smart, ambitious, independent 7.8.4 Themba and modern D violent, arrogant, dangerous and evil E handsome, likable, charming and spoilt (4) EXTRACT B SIPHO: So, you win again Themba. I am still dull. Nothing good is for me. I am 1 still at the library and I am not even the Chief Librarian and will never be. If this country was free, I used to say, I would be the Chief Librarian. I watched the release of Nelson Mandela on TV and I said to myself 'my time has come'. I was 57 years old when I voted on 27 April 1994. I put them in 5 power. I made Nelson Mandela the first democratically elected president of this country. I was 62 years old when I voted again in 1999. Nobody said I was too old. How come I am not old to put them in power but then suddenly I am too old to be empowered? This Government owes me. I have been loyal to them. Why could they not make me the Chief Librarian just for two 10 years? Two years only. That's not too much to ask. Is it? I was part of the Struggle. I too suffered as a black person. I went to the marches like everyone else. I might not have been detained. I might not have been on Robben Island. I did not leave this country, but I suffered too. The thousands that attended those funerals on Saturdays, that was me. The 15 thousands that were tear gassed, sjamboked by the police, mauled by Alsatian dogs, that was me. When Bishop Tutu led thousands through the streets of white Port Elizabeth, that was me. I WAS THOSE THOUSANDS! I too deserved some recognition, didn't I? No! No more! It's payback time. The taking stops right here and now. I want everything back, Themba. I 20 want my wire double decker bus now. I want it back. It was mine. Mom and Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/SG/P2 22 DBE/2014 SCE Dad are not here now to speak for you. I want my blazer back. It was mine. I want my wife back. She was mine. She loved me, not you. Do you hear me? I want my daughter back. She is mine. She's my baby, not yours. She is the one thing you cannot take away from me. Not even now. Thando is mine. 25 [Act 2, Scene 1] 7.9 Why does Sipho not get the Chief Librarian's post as he hoped he would? Give TWO facts. (2) 7.10 Later Sipho reveals that there is a chance for him to become a Chief Librarian. How can this dream of his be fulfilled? (1) 7.11 Refer to line 18. 'I WAS THOSE THOUSANDS!' Give a reason why these words are capitalised. (2) 7.12 When Sipho refers to the Struggle and its activities (lines 11–18), which theme of the play is being highlighted? (1) 7.13 Refer to lines 20 to 25 and answer the questions that follow. 7.13.1 Which theme of the play is most clearly illustrated in lines 20 to 25? (2) 7.13.2 Is it possible for Sipho to get back everything that he lost to Themba? Prove your answer by giving TWO facts. (2) 7.13.3 How would you describe Sipho's emotions as he speaks these lines? (1) 7.14 Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE? Quote a sentence from the extract to prove your answer. Sipho feels that Themba was favoured by their parents. (2) 7.15 Who do you think suffered most in the Apartheid years: The heroes of the struggle or the ordinary people like Sipho? Motivate your answer. (2) 7.16 If you were responsible for appointing a Chief Librarian, give FOUR good reasons why you would appoint Sipho. (4) [40] Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/SG/P2 23 DBE/2014 SCE QUESTION 8: ROMEO AND JULIET – William Shakespeare Read the extracts carefully, and then answer the questions that follow. EXTRACT A ROMEO (to Servingman) 1 What lady's that which doth enrich the hand Of yonder knight? SERVINGMAN I know not, sir. 5 ROMEO O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night As a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear – Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear! 10 So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows As yonder lady o'er her fellows shows. The measure done, I'll watch her place of stand And, touching hers, make blessèd my rude hand. Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! 15 For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night. TYBALT This, by his voice, should be a Montague. Fetch me my rapier, boy. What, dares the slave Come hither, covered with an antic face, 20 To fleer and scorn at our solemnity? Now, by the stock and honour of my kin, To strike him dead I hold it not a sin. CAPULET Why, how now, kinsman? Wherefore storm you so? 25 TYBALT Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe. A villain, that is hither come in spite To scorn at our solemnity this night. CAPULET 30 Young Romeo is it? TYBALT 'Tis he, that villain Romeo. CAPULET Content thee, gentle coz, let him alone. 35 'A bears him like a portly gentleman. And, to say truth, Verona brags of him To be a virtuous and well-governed youth. I would not for the wealth of all this town Here in my house do him disparagement. 40 Therefore be patient; take no note of him. [Act 1,Scene 5] Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/SG/P2 24 DBE/2014 SCE 8.1 Refer to lines 6 to 16 and answer the questions that follow. 8.1.1 Which TWO things are compared in the metaphor in line 7? (2) 8.1.2 What is the main idea in lines 7 to 12? (1) 8.1.3 What does Romeo mean when he says that Juliet is 'for earth too dear!' (line 10)? Use your own words. (1) 8.1.4 Complete the following sentence by filling in ONE word in each space. In lines 11 and 12 (a) ... is compared to a snowy dove. The crows represent the other (b) ... at the ball. (2) 8.1.5 What does Romeo intend to do after the dance is over? (lines 13 and 14) Name TWO things. (2) 8.1.6 Explain why Romeo refers to his own hand as 'rude'. (1) 8.1.7 Quote a line in which Romeo gives a reason for falling in love with Juliet. (1) 8.2 Romeo is wearing a mask. 8.2.1 Give a reason why Romeo is wearing a mask. (1) 8.2.2 How does Tybalt recognise Romeo despite the mask? (1) 8.3 Rewrite Capulet's question 'Wherefore storm thou so?' (line 25) in modern English. (1) 8.4 What is the relationship between Tybalt and Capulet? (1) 8.5 Tybalt calls Romeo an enemy (line 27). Why are they enemies? (2) 8.6 In lines 35 to 41 Capulet gives three reasons why Tybalt should not harm Romeo. List these THREE reasons. (3) 8.7 Match each character in COLUMN A with the set of characteristics that best describes him in COLUMN B. Write only the letter of the set of characteristics (A–D) next to the question number (8.7.1–8.7.3). COLUMN A COLUMN B 8.7.1 Romeo A religious, old, practical and intelligent 8.7.2 Tybalt B romantic, peace-loving and lovable. 8.7.3 Friar Laurence C quick to anger, violent and arrogant D miserly, jealous, and sly (3) Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/SG/P2 25 DBE/2014 SCE EXTRACT B FRIAR 1 God pardon sin! Was't thou with Rosaline? ROMEO With Rosaline, my ghostly father? No. I have forgot that name and that name's woe. 5 FRIAR That's my good son! But where hast thou been then? ROMEO I'll tell thee ere thou ask it me again. I have been feasting with mine enemy, 10 Where on a sudden one hath wounded me That's by me wounded. Both our remedies Within thy help and holy physic lies. I bear no hatred, blessèd man, for, lo, My intercession likewise steads my foe. 15 FRIAR Be plain, good son, and homely in thy drift. Riddling confession finds but riddling shrift. ROMEO Then plainly know my heart's dear love is set. 20 On the fair daughter of rich Capulet. As mine on hers, so hers is set on mine, And all combined, save what thou must combine By holy marriage. When, and where, and how We met, we wooed, and made exchange of vow, 25 I'll tell thee as we pass. But this I pray, That thou consent to marry us today. FRIAR Holy Saint Francis! What a change is here! Is Rosaline, that thou didst love so dear, 30 So soon forsaken? Young men's love then lies Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes. Jesu Maria! What a deal of brine Hath washed thy sallow cheeks for Rosaline! How much salt water thrown away in waste 35 To season love, that of it doth not taste! The sun not yet thy sighs from heaven clears. Thy old groans yet ring in mine ancient ears. Lo, here upon thy cheek the stain doth sit Of an old tear that is not washed off yet. 40 If e'er thou wast thyself, and these woes thine, Thou and these woes were all for Rosaline. And art thou changed? Pronounce this sentence then: Women may fall when there's no strength in men. [Act 2, Scene 3] Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/SG/P2 26 DBE/2014 SCE 8.8 Refer to lines 1 to 5. 8.8.1 Explain what Romeo means when he says that he has forgotten Rosaline's name. (1) 8.8.2 What 'woe' has Rosaline caused Romeo? (1) 8.9 Friar Laurence wants to know where Romeo has been. In your own words explain where he has been. (1) 8.10 Complete the following sentence. Write only the question number (8.10) and the words. In lines 11 and 12 Romeo means the opposite to what he says. He uses the word 'wounded' but he actually means that he and Juliet are ... (1) 8.11 What does the word 'wounded' suggest about what will happen at the end of the play? (1) 8.12 Romeo wants the Friar to help him. Quote the sentence from lines 9 to 15 in which he asks for assistance. (1) 8.13 What does it mean when the Friar asks Romeo to be 'plain' in his 'drift' (line 16)? (2) 8.14 Quote a phrase from lines 20 to 22 in which Romeo says that the love between him and Juliet is mutual. (1) 8.15 Refer to lines 26 to 28. 8.15.1 What does Romeo wish the Friar to do? (1) 8.15.2 Complete the sentence below by choosing the correct word from those in brackets. Write only the question number and the word you have chosen. Friar Laurence expresses his (pleasure/amazement/anger) at Romeo's change of heart. (1) 8.16 Refer to lines 30 to 36. 8.16.1 Give a modern word that means the same as the word 'forsaken' (line 31). (1) 8.16.2 In your OWN WORDS, explain what Friar Laurence says about the nature of a young man's love. State TWO facts. (2) 8.16.3 Quote ONE word between lines 33 and 36 that means the same as 'salt water'. (1) 8.16.4 What does Friar Laurence suggest about Romeo's character in lines 33 to 40? (1) 8.17 Do you think that Friar Laurence should be held responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet? (2) [40] TOTAL SECTION C: 40 Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/SG/P2 27 DBE/2014 SCE SECTION D: SHORT STORIES INSTRUCTIONS 1. If you have chosen SHORT STORIES, answer questions on TWO of the four stories. 2. Read the extracts carefully before answering the questions. 3. Number your answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this question paper. 4. Use your own words. Do not QUOTE unless asked to do so. 5. Pay careful attention to language and spelling. QUESTION 9: THE SISTERS – Pauline Smith Read the extracts carefully and then answer the questions that follow. EXTRACT A Marta was the eldest of my father's children, and she was sixteen years old 1 when our mother died and our father lost the last of his water-cases to old Jan Redlinghuis of Bitterwater. It was the water-cases that killed my mother. Many, many times she had cried to my father to give in to old Jan Redlinghuis whose water-rights had been fixed by law long before my father built his 5 water-furrow from the Ghamka river. But my father could not rest. If he could but get a fair share of the river-water for his furrow, he would say, his farm of Zeekoegatt would be as rich as the farm of Bitterwater and we should then have a town-house in Platkops dorp and my mother should wear a black cashmere dress all the days of her life. My father could not see that my 10 mother did not care about the black cashmere dress or the town-house in Platkops dorp. My mother was a very gentle woman with a disease of the heart, and all she cared about was to have peace in the house and her children happy around her. And for as long as my father was at law about his water-rights there could be no peace on all the farm of Zeekoegatt. With each 15 new water-case came more bitterness and sorrow to us all. Even between my parents at last came bitterness and sorrow. And in the bitterness and sorrow my mother died. 9.1 Answer the question below by choosing the correct answer from the options given. From whose point of view is the story written? A Jan Redlinghuis's B Marta's C Sukey's D Burgert de Jager's (1) Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/SG/P2 28 DBE/2014 SCE 9.2 In what way does Marta's youth (16 years old) contribute to the impact that the story has on the reader? Motivate your answer. (1) 9.3 What technique is used in line 4 to emphasize that the mother wanted her husband to stop fighting about water? (1) 9.4 Answer the following questions about the water-cases. 9.4.1 Who has the official rights to the water? (1) 9.4.2 Choose the BEST answer to complete the sentence: Burgert de Jager is driven by (jealousy/selfishness/greed/love) to continue with the court-cases. (1) 9.5 Why is it ironic that Burgert wants his wife to live in a house in town? (1) 9.6 Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE? Quote no more than SIX words from the extract to prove your answer. In earlier times Burgert and his wife were happy together. (2) EXTRACT B So it went, day after day, day after day, till at last there came a day when 1 Marta was too weak to climb into the cart and they carried her from where she fell into the house. Jan Redlinghuis sent for me across the river. When I came to the house old Jan Redlinghuis was standing on the stoep with his gun. He said to me: 'See here, Sukey de Jager! Which of us now had 5 the greater sin – your father who sold me his daughter Marta, or I who bought her? Marta who let herself be sold, or you who offered yourself to save her?' And he took up his gun and left the stoep and would not wait for an answer. Marta lay where they had put her on old Jan Redlinghuis's great wooden bed, and only twice did she speak. Once she said: 'He was not always mad, 10 Sukey, my darling, and who am I that I should judge him?' And again she said: 'See how it is, my darling! In a little while I shall be with our mother. So it is that God has helped me.' At sundown Marta died, and when they ran to tell Jan Redlinghuis they could not find him. All that night they looked for him, and the next day also. 15 We buried Marta in my mother's grave at Zeekoegatt ... And still they could not find Jan Redlinghuis. Six days they looked for him, and at last they found his body in the mountains. God knows what madness had driven old Jan Redlinghuis to the mountains when his wife lay dying, but there it was they found him, and at Bitterwater he was buried. 20 9.7 What happens 'day after day, day after day' (line 1) that weakens Marta? (1) 9.8 Explain in what way Jan Redlinghuis 'bought' Marta. State TWO facts. (2) 9.9 In your opinion, who should carry the MOST blame for Marta's death? Motivate your answer by referring to the story. (2) Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/SG/P2 29 DBE/2014 SCE 9.10 Refer to line 8. 9.10.1 Why do you think Jan Redlinghuis takes his gun with him? (1) 9.10.2 Why do you think he does not want to wait for an answer? (1) 9.11 Choose the best option to answer the question below. Write only the question number (9.11) and the letter (A–D) of the answer you have chosen. Which theme of the story is illustrated in lines 9 to 12? A Love B Forgiveness C Envy D Sacrifice (1) 9.12 Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE? Support your answer by referring to the extract. Marta does not fear death but rather sees it as a positive opportunity. (2) 9.13 Jan Redlinghuis and his wife are buried on different farms. Give TWO possible reasons why Marta is buried on the farm Zeekoegatt in the same grave as her mother. (2) [20] QUESTION 10: THE SOFT VOICE OF THE SERPENT – Nadine Gordimer Read the extracts carefully, and then answer the questions that follow. EXTRACT A He was only twenty-six and very healthy and he was soon strong enough to 1 be wheeled out into the garden. Like everyone else, he had great and curious faith in the garden: 'Well, soon you'll be up and able to sit out in the garden,' they said, looking at him fervently, with little understanding tilts of the head. Yes, he would be out ... in the garden. It was a big garden enclosed in old 5 dark, sleek, pungent firs, and he could sit deep beneath their tiered fringes, down in the shade, far away. There was the feeling that there, in the garden, he would come to an understanding; that it would come easier, there. Perhaps there was something in this of the old Eden idea; the tender human adjusting himself to himself in the soothing impersonal presence of trees and 10 grass and earth, before going out into the stare of the world. The very first time it was so strange; his wife was wheeling him along the gravel path in the sun and the shade, and he felt exactly as he did when he was a little boy and he used to bend and hang, looking at the world upside down, through his ankles. Everything was vast and open, the sky, the wind 15 blowing along through the swaying, trembling greens, the flowers shaking in vehement denial. Movement ... Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/SG/P2 30 DBE/2014 SCE 10.1 Choose the correct word from those given in brackets below. Write only the question number and the word you have chosen. The word 'pungent' refers to the way that the fir trees (grow/smell/look/feel). (1) 10.2 What are the 'tiered fringes' that are referred to in line 6? (1) 10.3 What is the garden in the extract compared to in lines 9 to 11? (1) 10.4 Explain what the man thinks he will learn while sitting in the garden. (line 8). State TWO facts. (2) 10.5 Answer the questions set on lines 9 to 11. 10.5.1 Explain in what way the garden is 'impersonal'. (1) 10.5.2 What does the man fear about meeting outsiders again? (1) 10.6 Explain why the man feels that his world is turned upside down. (1) EXTRACT B '... What is it?' she said, approaching the locust distastefully. 1 'Your locust!' he said. She jumped away with a little shriek. 'Don't worry – it can't move. It's as harmless as I am. You must have knocked its leg off when you hit out at it!' He was laughing at her. 'Oh, I didn't!' she said reproachfully. She loathed it but she loathed to hurt, 5 even more. 'I never even touched it! All I hit was air ... I couldn't possibly have hit it. Not its leg off.' 'All right then. It's another locust. But it's lost its leg, anyway. You should just see it ... It doesn't know the leg isn't there. God, I know exactly how that feels ... I've been watching it, and honestly, it's uncanny. I can see it feels just like 10 I do!' She smiled at him, sideways; she seemed suddenly pleased at something. Then, recalling herself, she came forward, bent double, hands upon her hips. 'Well, if it can't move ...' she said, hanging over it. 'Don't be frightened,' he laughed. 'Touch it.' 15 'Ah, the poor thing,' she said, catching her breath in compassion. 'It can't walk.' 'Don't encourage it to self-pity,' he teased her. She looked up and laughed. 'Oh you – ' she parried, assuming a frown. The locust kept its solemn silly face turned to her. 'Shame, isn't he a funny old 20 man,' she said. 'But what will happen to him?' ********************** 'Funny thing is, it's even the same leg, the left one.' She looked round at him and smiled. 'I know,' he nodded, laughing. 'The two of us ...' And then he shook his head and, smiling, said it again: 'The two of us.' 25 Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/SG/P2 31 DBE/2014 SCE She was laughing and just then she flicked the twig more sharply than she meant to and at the touch of it there was a sudden flurried papery whirr, and the locust flew away. She stood there with the stick in her hand, half afraid of the creature again, and appealed, unnerved as a child, 'What happened. What happened.' 30 There was a moment of silence. 'Don't be a fool,' he said irritably. They had forgotten that locusts can fly. 10.7 Refer to lines 1 to 7. 10.7.1 Quote ONE word that suggests that the wife scolds her husband for laughing at her. (1) 10.7.2 Explain why the man refers to the locust as 'your' (his wife's) locust. (1) 10.7.3 Quote a phrase of no more than FOUR words that gives a reason why the woman is upset that her husband suggests that she harmed the locust. (1) 10.8 Give a word or short phrase that means the same as 'uncanny'. Do NOT quote from the passage. (1) 10.9 Choose the best option to complete the sentence below. Write only the question number (10.9) and the letter (A–D) of the answer you have chosen. In the story the locust is symbolic of ... A man's unintentional cruelty towards nature. B man's total disregard of nature. C the man's feelings about his injury. D the woman's fear of the insect. (1) 10.10 To whom is the man referring when he says 'the two of us' in lines 24 and 25? (2) 10.11 Quote the simile that describes the woman's shock as the locust flies away. (1) 10.12 Explain why the man suddenly becomes irritable in line 32. Start your answer with the words: He realises that ... (2) 10.13 Do you think the man will accept what has happened to him and face life with his disability? Motivate your answer. (2) [20] Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/SG/P2 32 DBE/2014 SCE QUESTION 11: THE NECKLACE – Guy de Maupassant Read the extracts carefully and then answer the questions that follow. EXTRACT A When she sat down to dinner at the round table covered with a three-days- 1 old cloth opposite her husband, who took the lid off the casserole with the delighted exclamation: 'Ah! Hot-pot again! How lovely! It's the best dish in the world!' she was dreaming of luxurious dinners with gleaming silver and tapestries peopling the walls with classical figures and exotic birds in a fairy 5 forest; she dreamt of exquisite dishes served on valuable china and whispered compliments listened to with a sphinx-like smile, while toying with the pink flesh of a trout or the wing of a hazel-hen. She had a rich friend who had been with her at a convent school, but she did not like going to see her now; the contrast was so painful when she went 10 home. She spent whole days in tears; misery, regrets, hopeless longings caused her such bitter distress. One evening her husband came home with a broad smile on his face and a large envelope in his hand: 'Look!' he cried. 'Here's something for you, dear!' She tore open the envelope eagerly and pulled out a printed card with the 15 words: 'The Minister and his wife request the honour of the company of Monsieur and Madame Loisel on Monday, January 18th.' Instead of being delighted as her husband had hoped, she threw the invitation pettishly down on the table, murmuring: 'What's the good of this to me?' 20 'But I thought you'd be pleased, dear! ...' You never go out and this is an occasion, a great occasion. I had the greatest difficulty to get the invitation. Everybody wants one; it's very select and junior clerks don't often get asked. The whole official world will be there. She looked at him crossly and declared impatiently: 'What do you think I'm 25 to wear?' He hadn't thought of that and stuttered: 'Why! The frock you wear for the theatre. I think it's charming. He stopped in astonished bewilderment when he saw his wife was crying. Two great tears were running slowly down from the corners of her eyes to the 30 corners of her mouth; he stammered: 'What's the matter? What's the matter?' But with a great effort she had controlled her disappointment and replied quietly, drying her wet cheeks: 'Oh! Nothing! Only not having anything to wear I can't go the party. Pass on the invitation to some colleague whose wife is better dressed than I.' 35 'Look here Mathilde! How much would a suitable frock cost, something quite simple that would be useful on other occasions later on?' She thought for a few seconds, doing a sum and also wondering how much she could ask for without inviting an immediate refusal and an outraged exclamation from the tight-fisted clerk. At last with some hesitation she 40 replied: 'I don't know exactly but I think I could manage on four hundred francs.' Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/SG/P2 33 DBE/2014 SCE He went slightly pale, for this was just the amount he had put by to get a gun so that he could enjoy some shooting the following summer with some friends. But he said: 'Right! I'll give you four hundred francs, but try to get a 45 really nice frock.' The date of the party was approaching and Madame Loisel seemed depressed and worried, though her dress was ready. 11.1 Refer to lines 1 to 8. 11.1.1 Explain how Mathilde and her husband react differently to the food on the table. (2) 11.1.2 How do these differing reactions illustrate the difference in their characters? (2) 11.2 Why doesn't Mathilde like visiting her old school friend? (1) 11.3 Give the reason why Mathilde is not happy about the dinner invitation. (1) 11.4 Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE? Support your answer by quoting TWO words from lines 29 to 31. The man is surprised by his wife's reaction to the invitation. (2) 11.5 Do you think the wife is sincerely upset in lines 29 to 35 or is she putting on an act? Motivate your answer. (2) 11.6 Quote an expression from lines 38 to 42 to complete the following sentence. Mr Loisel goes 'went slightly pale' (line 43) because he is by nature ... (1) 11.7 Why is Mathilde still depressed and worried in line 48? (1) EXTRACT B One Sunday, when she had gone for a stroll in the Champs-Élysées as a 1 change from the week's grind, she suddenly saw a lady taking a child for a walk. It was Madame Forestier, still young, still beautiful, still attractive. Madame Loisel felt a wave of emotion. Should she speak to her? Yes, she would. Now that she had paid, she would tell everything. Why not? 5 She went up to her: 'Good morning, Jeanne!' The other woman did not recognise her, surprised at being addressed in this familiar fashion by a common woman; she stammered: 'But, Madam ... I don't know you ... there must be some mistake.' 'No! I'm Mathilde Loisel!' 10 Her friend exclaimed: 'Oh! Poor Mathilde, how you've changed!' 'Yes, I've had a pretty grim time since I saw you last, with lots of trouble – and it was all your fault!' 'My fault? What do you mean?' 'You remember that diamond necklace you lent me to go to the party at the 15 Ministry?' Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/SG/P2 34 DBE/2014 SCE 'Yes, what about it?' 'Well, I lost it!' 'What! But you brought it back to me' 'I brought you back another just like it; and for ten years we've been paying 20 for it. You'll realise it hasn't been easy, for we had no money of our own. Well, now it's all over and I'm jolly glad!' Madame Forestier had stopped: 'You say you bought a diamond necklace to replace mine?' 'Yes! And you never spotted it, did you? They were as like as two peas.' 25 And she smiled with simple proud pleasure. Madame Forestier, deeply moved, took both her hands: 'Oh! My poor Mathilde! But mine was only paste, not worth more than five hundred francs at most.' 11.8 What does the 'week's grind' in line 2 refer to? (1) 11.9 Refer to line 5. In ONE short sentence explain what Mathilde has 'paid' for. (1) 11.10 Why does Madam Forestier mistake Mathilde for a 'common woman'? (1) 11.11 Explain the meaning of the expression 'like as two peas' (line 25) in the context of the passage. (1) 11.12 Do you think it is fair of Mathilde to blame Madame Forestier for what has happened to her? Motivate your point of view. (2) 11.13 If you were Madame Forestier, what would you do if you found out that an old friend replaced your cheap necklace with an expensive one? Give a reason for your answer. (2) [20] Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/SG/P2 35 DBE/2014 SCE QUESTION 12: THE COFFEE-CART GIRL – Es'kia Mphahlele Read the extracts carefully and then answer the questions that follow. EXTRACT A A woman screamed. Another crash. The man who had been pinned against the 1 pillar had freed himself and he found himself standing beside the girl. He sensed her predicament. Almost rudely he pushed her into the street, took the cart by the stump of the shaft and wheeled it across the street, shouting generally, “Give way man!” Just then a cart behind him went down and caved in like matchwood. 5 'Oh, thank you so much, mister!' 'Ought to be more careful, my sister.' 'How can I thank you! Here, take coffee and a pancake.' 'Thank you, my sister.' 'Look they are moving forward, maybe to break into the factory!' When next she 10 looked back, he was gone. And she hadn't even asked him his name: how unfriendly of her, she thought … Later that winter morning the street was cleared of most people. The workers had gone away. There had been no satisfactory agreement. Strikes were unlawful for black people anyhow. 15 'Come back to work, or you are signed off, or go to gaol,' had come the stock executive order. More than half had been signed off. 12.1 Match the characters in COLUMN A to the descriptions in COLUMN B. Write only the letter (A–E) next to the question number (12.1.1–12.1.3). COLUMN A COLUMN B 1.1.1 Pinkie A a factory worker who loses his job 1.1.2 China B a street trader 1.1.3 Naidoo C an Indian cook D an Indian shop owner E the coffee-cart girl (3) 12.2 What situation has led to the man being 'pinned against the pillar? (lines 1 and 2) (1) 12.3 Choose the best option. The word that most accurately describes the woman's tone of voice in line 6 is ... A frightened. B relieved. C worried. D nervous. (1) Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/SG/P2 36 DBE/2014 SCE 12.4 Refer to lines 4 and 5. 12.4.1 What is the cart mentioned in lines 4 to 5 compared to? (1) 12.4.2 Name the figure of speech used. (1) 12.4.3 What does the comparison tell the reader about the cart? (1) 12.5 Explain why the man is willing to accept the pancake and the coffee when later in the story he refuses to do so. (1) 12.6 Refer to lines 11 and 12. Pinkie feels that she has treated the man in an unfriendly way. What does this tell you about her character? Name TWO characteristics. (2) EXTRACT B 'Hey, you've a lovely ring on your finger, where's the mine?' 1 Pinky laughed as she looked at the glass-studded ring, fingered it, and wiped it. 'From Naidoo.' 'What?' 5 'It's nothing, China. Naidoo didn't have any money for food, so he offered me this for three days' coffee and cakes.' She spoke as if she didn't believe her own self. She sensed a gathering storm. 'You lie!' 10 'Honestly China, now what would I be lying for?' So, he thought, she couldn't even lie to keep their friendship: how distant she sounded. His fury mounted. 'Yes, you lie! Now listen, Pinkie, you're in love with that cheapjack. Every 15 time I found him here he's been damn happy with you, grinning and making eyes at you. Yes, I've watched him every moment.' He approached the step leading into the cart. 'Do you see me? I've loved you since I first saw you, the day of the strike.' He was going to say more, but something rose inside him and choked him. 20 He couldn't utter a word more. 12.7 Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE? Quote no more than TWO words from the passage to prove your answer. The ring is not expensive. (2) 12.8 In your own words explain the meaning of the words 'She sensed a gathering storm.' (lines 6 and 7) (1) Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/SG/P2 37 DBE/2014 SCE 12.9 Refer to lines 10 and 11. 12.9.1 What does China expect Pinky to do for the sake of friendship? (1) 12.9.2 Explain why his expectation is ironic. (1) 12.10 What does China mean when he says that Naidoo has been 'making eyes' (line 13) at Pinkie? (1) 12.11 Name the emotion that prompts China's words in lines 12 to 14. (1) 12.12 Do you think that a relationship between Pinkie and China would have worked out well? Motivate your answer. (2) [20] TOTAL SECTION C: 40 GRAND TOTAL: 80 Copyright reserved